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Reverse Charades – Word Game Review
Reverse Charades is a Word/Card/Entertainment game from RETROPlay LLC, first launched in 12th February 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 194+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Reverse Charades Stand Out
Reverse Charades is the original hilarious twist on a classic stand-by (where one person acts out words for the team to guess-boring)! With the Reverse Charades app, the entire team uses 60 second rounds to act out as many words as one person can guess. It's fast-paced, fiercely fun team competition that's an absolute riot with families, work teams, school groups, party-goers or among a few close friends. But be warned…you're in for big and dangerous doses of fun!
Game Features:
- Try a starter pack for free. Unlock a full pack of cards through in-app purchase.
- Purchase the "Premium Upgrade" for all current card packs, and get unlimited access to all future card packs.
- For 2-4 teams.
- Works on iPhone and iPad.
- Based on the popular board game
This Word game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Reverse Charades is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 2nd December 2019
Recent improvements include:
All new design, and even more word packs to enjoy!
Download & Availability
Reverse Charades is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Reverse Charades on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Has been updated to fix problems and is back to a great party game.
We were supposed to get 220 cards but after approximately 120 they started repeating and there are no new ones.
Thanks a lot. With version 3.0 you took this from a relatively fun app that our family enjoyed to a game that is more frustration than it is worth. Why get rid of the controls for length of turn, number of turns, skips, etc.? Makes no sense. Some of the new word packs are horrible – nobody could act these out in the 60 seconds allotted. Come on, this is not rocket science after all. Try to look beyond making a quick buck.
This app used to be amazing. Since the updates, its totally broken.
We love the card game version of this game. When we found this app we did not hesitate to purchase it and the extra card packs. Unfortunately, the software that picks the random new words is very lacking. We played a 10 round game and EVERY turn had 4-5 words constantly being repeated, whether you passed or got it right. The words kept coming up in the first set of 10 or so words. Made this game unplayable and a complete waste of money. We even tested the game afterwards and had the issue continue to happen. Dont purchase until/if they ever fix this horrid flaw.
After they latest update, everything is fixed and this is one of the most played party games at any of our functions. Super fun and easy to whip out.
Thanks for keeping this app alive. However is there any way to access our Holiday pack so that we can use those specific cards again.
This game was so much fun, since the upgrade it is not worth playing. Bring back the old app.
It is a fun game when it works. 1. Cards repeating at the beginning of each round makes the game unplayable. 2. Purchased packs need to be restored, but fixing the card repeat issue should be done sooner rather than later.
We purchased the full game a while ago but after the latest iOS and app update they are all gone. We cant get our purchase restored.
We hadn't played in a while, but when we tried recently, found the app has been completely crippled since then. Very frustrating. Biggest problem is it keeps showing the same words, both between teams, and between rounds. It had in-app purchases, but those are gone, so purchases are now lost. Don't waste your money on this game.
The exact same words show up for each and every turn in the same exact order. Each later round starts with skipping past every word that has been played before arriving at a new unused word. After 30+ fast skips, app crashes. Finally get a different word to start after reboot but only to have the same exact words repeat for everyone in the same order again. Disappointed.
With the new updates we got very frustrated. The words would all repeat in order from every round. We would have to start our round by skipping all the words we have already played. Also we bought the expansion word packs when we originally bought the game and we ant access them now.
We loss the in app purchase we made a few years ago and now it just repeats each round and is unplayable. :(.
Each team got the exact same things to act out in the game! It didnt use to do this but it is basically unplayable until it is fixed.
We LOVED this game. It was such a great party hit, easy to do and loads of fun…. Then it updated. Now we can't even access card packs and when you change teams it just repeats the same words for them as the previous team, and what fun is that? We're so disappointed about this.
We love this game when everyone gets together. Please update. It won't work anymore.
Played it on Christmas Eve with the family, it was a blast! The app works great. We recommend buying the 500 cards for 99cents, we did the free trail and then bought it and so when the 50 cards came back through it was really easy to guess. But totally worth it.
This game was great! Played at school with advisory. Using multiple actors is really fun.
We love this game ! We play it with our family.
Had a great time playing with the fam.
We play this game at school like every day with our math teacher. We LOVE it.
We teach high school and we purchased this game for our high school drama class to play and they loved it. Fun, fast-paced and helps with pantomime skills. The only problem is that the game will repeat clues within the same game. Also, it would be great if there was a way for the game leader to go back and undo a pass or a foul. This game should be great for a family game night or a party.
We love the app for parties, family gatherings, and in the classroom. Very easy to use! It is a favorite.
Funniest things to do! Lol it's awesome!!!! Especially when there's more than 2 teams.
Played this with our family! The jr. Pack was a lot of fun with our four kids ages 5-14.
Played this with all ages. Great fun.
Played over New Years and loved it!!! Great fun.
Great game to play with a family groups ;).
Had a ball playing this game with our family.
This is a great game but it needs more clues…they repeat all the time.how about some updates or new packs to purchase. The family gets together every Saturday night to play games…this is now our favorite but we've used it up, so we can't play it any more.
Great way to break the ice with people you only kinda know! Super fun with friends, and family.
Us and our mom play it a lot! It's great! You should try it! Very fun game.
This is so fun! Us and our family and friends play it all the time! So fun.
We played this game with out family and had a great time!! We loved working together to play it! Highly recommend it.
We love this game so much. We can play it over and over again.
Beware: this game is fun and very addicting.
Reminds us of a game we used to play on a kiddie computer when we were young.
This is so addictive!!!! Please add more levels.
We really love this game.you should try it.we need to give it a 500 trillion.
One of the funnest games we ever played.
This game is very addicting, we find ourselves playing it in our sleep.
Great way to kill time and enjoy it.
Sooo Great…….. Love this app.
This game is great and it never gets old! We could play it everyday ALL day.
Check out this one. You won't be disappointed.
We played it through completely, and loved it.
This is a really fun way to pass some time.
Wasting our time hard in this game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.0
- Size: 8.36 MB
- iOS: 13.1 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: RETROPlay LLC
Last updated: 2nd December 2019 | Genre: Word, Card | Developer: RETROPlay LLC